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3. He was tho first to make everything beautiful again, lighting the world by his 

 glare, by the highness of his body, by the copper of his body. His antlers are 

 pure, unbroken, solid copper. The speakers (chiefs) of all the tribes take off 

 his antlers. Now let us drive him away. Let him jump far over the highest 

 chief, tho one who is famous among all the tribes, tbe great deer, said by all to 

 be foolish. 



SONG OF NUNEMASEQALIS Oil qAa'LYAKOLAL, HELONGING TO THE G'E'XSEM OK THE 



NA<io'MG*ILISALA.' 



1. Long liie to you, No'mas. 



2. For you will give a feast, No'mas. 



3. For you will build a fire and heat stones in it, No'nuis. 



This mask and soiip;- are used iu both Lao'laxa (viz, no'DLEm) and ba'xus 

 feasts. 



MASKS AN1> SOXG OF AYi'LKOA (SPEAKERS). - 



These masks are used iu the dance called Adixaue'sElaL (Tongass 

 dance). According to the legend, a La'Lasiqoala canoe drifted ashore in 

 the north and they received the masks as presents (Lo'kue) from the 

 Tongass. They are used by the La'lauiLEla in the no'uLEm. The 

 masks represent speakers; all sing and dance together. The names of 

 the individual masks are not known. 



1. Slowly Ave walk a race through tlie world. 



2. Slowly we walk a race through the world. 



3. Ha! I am the (ine who made the sky cloudy, when I came from the north end of 



the world. 



4. Ha! I am the one who brought Ihe fog, when I came from the north end of the 



world. 



5. 11a ! T am the one who brought the aurora, wheu I came from the great copper 



briuger. 



6. Ha! I am the one who brought the warmth, when I came from the great one who 



brightens the world (the sun). 



7. Ha! And then he will dance like a Tongass, your successor whom we praise. 



SONG OF THE KILLER WHALE.-' 



A mask of the Ivwakiutl, obtained by marriage from the He^iltsucj. 

 L Praise the great killer whale, the great chief, when he emerges iuour house. 



SONG OF THE RAVEN. ^ 



1. C^aija'm (ja nan. You are soaring tiirough the world, great raveu. 



2. (^aiifi'm qa qau. You know how to obtain property, great raven. 



SECRET SONG OF A LAOLAXA DANCER.^ 



1. O, you small chiefs, yiyaha. 



2. You small ones are speaking to me, j'iyaha. 



' Fig. 193, page 626 ; Appendix, page 729. - Fig. 194, page 627 ; Appendix, page 730. 

 ^Fig. 19.5, page 628; Appendix, page 730. ^ Fig. 190, page 629; Appendix, page 731. 

 ''Appendix, page 731. 



